The Permaculture Teacher Training is a
course designed for people that want to learn how to share information
in a clear and supportive way with educational tools that can be used to
present information in a way where there is little difference between
student and teacher.

There is a deep focus on the practice of learner based education and discussion about the results.

In
this course we learn about how to effectively teach a PDC and other
courses, how to develop curriculums, unit content and how to design
classes of any topic.

We spend our time sharing about educational tools that can be used to present information in a way that there is little difference between student and teacher.

There is a deep focus on the practice of learner based education and discussion about the results.

This course has also the purpose of empowering people that want to become a permaculture teacher.

Our main goal is to create a safe environment for people to open and experiment with our tricks under our supervision and support.

On that process Helder been focusing most of his energy on learning from
poor people in every country he visits and try to understand that
openness.

While traveling more than 30 countries and working with people in the deep amazon were rivers have deep oil polution or with quechua people in the Andes and having to face air polution due to mine extractions, there came a powerfull moment of transition.

This transition is the vision of the New School Permaculture and its to provide alternative creative educational thinking and practice by supporting people on having a different perspective on ecosocial design.

To do that we focus on what is essential and fundamental.

On this course you will learn about what are the main patterns in education and how to manage them in a way that the students get empowered.

How to design a lesson and a classroom, how to develop a course, promotion and preparations, hosting and celebration.

How to teach a PDC or any other course of any kind and how to make a living out of it, supporting the needs of nature and of people.

The time has arrived for people to have availabke and
experiment with New School Permaculture educational ToolBox.

The
course is presented by creative non formal education methods, that are
based on creating a bridge between the right and left side of the brain,
so that the analytical and creative abilities of the students get fully
stimulated and get the most out of the experience...

...for many people its
the most empowering and inspiring transformative process of their
lives...and they carry this with them every were they go....and thats
our goal.

TheNew School Permaculture uses creative and inspiring educational tools that enable the students to empower each other in a way that many people have never experienced in their lives before.

To see testimonials from our studentsclick HEREThe subjects covered during this Permaculture Teacher Course include:

The ethics and principles of Permaculture

Class visionLearning stylesSchools social systemsLearning strategiesEducational Methods Reading the landscape Social Pattern in designBiodiversityPDC and courses contentAlternative economiesCommunity development

The curriculum presented here describes the content that must be included in a Permaculture
Design Certificate (PDC) course, if a certificate from the Permaculture Association (Britain) is to be
awarded.

Please note that there is a 72 hours minimum contact time between teacher and student to be
awarded this certificate. In this period it is impossible that all of the topics outlined herein will be covered in detail, however some detail may be entered into and students may be signposted to
researching further in their own time.

It is internationally recognised that 'Permaculture: a Designers' Manual' by Bill Mollison is the basis
for the PDC curriculum. This curriculum builds on the Designe rs' Manual and extends the scope to address challenges of the British context, and to reflect the development of the permaculture field since the Designers' Manual was published.
It has been updated from a previous version (issued in early 2013) in August 2014 by the Education Working Group (EWG) of the Permaculture Association Britain.

This document states the absolutely essential topics that must be included in a Permaculture
Association PDC and optional, but recommended topics in italics.

It does not include a comprehensive list of subjects that the PDC could include; courses will almost certainly include other subjects (especially skills and practice based learning) and may be targeted towards a specific area or group of people, or draw on the expertise of the teacher and students.

This document does not tell you how to teach permaculture. If you are planning a PDC, you can
find inspiration in, e.g. 'Permaculture Teachers' Guide' and 'Teaching Permaculture Creatively'.
EWG is also working on quality guidance for ‘How to teach effectively’.

Background to this document
This curriculum was produced by the Education Working Group, a voluntary group of members of
the Permaculture Association. It includes input from all the home countries.

The project originally consulted widely among British permaculture teachers at key stages, and took place between March 2010 and January 2013. It also absorbs a similar process from diplomat teachers in Scotland.

The document will continue to be reviewed regularly. Please contact the office to submit contributions to future versions.

DISCLAIMER:
This document is for use by teachers intending to award a Permaculture Association (Britain) PDC
Certificate. It makes no statement regarding the relative quality of any other PDC curriculum, or the suitability of other curricula for any given context.

Externally accredited learning outcomes for the PDC are also available from the Permaculture Association for those who are interested in delivering accredited training.

Please contact the office for more information.

The Permaculture Association can accept no responsibility for the quality or content of courses that are certified by other organisations.

The Curriculum
By the end of this course, students will know about:

1. Context
The Prime Directive of Permaculture:
"The only ethical decision is to take responsibility for our own existence and that of our children."
Bill Mollison.

What is permaculture?
Permaculture as an approach to designing systems which meet human needs.
Many teachers also include: A Brief History of permaculture

2. Ethics Earth Care People Care Fair Shares (“setting limits to population and consumption”)
Refer to Permaculture: A Designers' Manual for full definitions.
Essentially permaculture teachers agree to teach the discipline respecting ethical values.
Many teachers explore different interpretations of the ethics and how they are applied in practice.
-ask at the outset why students are on the course

3. Principles
The principles below are as they appear in the Mollison's Designers' Manual. Other wordings are
acceptable.

3.1 Attitudinal Principles:
Work with nature, not against
The problem is the solution (Liabilities into assets)
Make the least change for the greatest possible effect

Many teachers also include:
The yield of a system is theoretically unlimited
Start from your back door and work outwards
Everything Gardens (or has an effect on its environment)

Many teachers also include:
Cooperation rather than competition.
How does this square with the fact that nature is competitive as well as collaborative?
Niches–how to profit from them
Use stacking in space and time to increase yields.
Value Diversity: including guilds.
Efficient energy planning (e.g. zone, sector, slope).
Place elements to maximise the beneficial relationships between them (relative location).
Value biological resources everything works both ways, and permaculture is information and imagination-intensive.

3.3 Principles sessions should mention that there are contributions from many other sources.
Youmay choose to explore them in depth as well. Holmgren Principles

3.4 Permaculture design can be seen from many different perspectives e.g.:
Energy Management
People Care
Landscape Design
Pattern understanding
oPhysical
oMental
oBehavioural
oNatural
oDesigning from pattern to detail

4.3 Design Practice
A series of opportunities to develop and practice design skills throughout the course, leading to...

Final design exercise
(This may be individual and/or group exercise)that is both sustainable and productive

Group working/process skills, for example:
Planning and allocating tasks and time
Decision making in groups (Sociocracy for example)
Communication & conflict resolution
Using permaculture principles & ethics in groups

4.4 Design Presentation
Students should have seen at least one implemented design of diploma standard

Sharing & evaluating design work. The design may be an individual and/or group
presentation; creative presentations are encouraged.
For distance learning, a design portfolio should be submitted.

5.2 Water
A minimum of 4 of the following topics should be covered in detail and all of them mentioned:
Water availability
The hydrological cycle
Rainwater harvesting
Retention in the landscape (e.g. soils, swales, key line planning etc). Dryland vs temperate.
Drainage
Water use in the home and at work and domestic water saving
Aquaculture
Water as an energy store

5.3 Plants/trees
A minimum of 5 of the following topics should be covered in detail and all of them mentioned:

5.4 Growing your own food
A minimum of 4 of the following topics should be covered in detail and all ofthem mentioned:
polycultures–why & how
permaculture and organic gardening
bed creation
seasonal planning
food preservation
field scale strategies
designing broadscale agriculture
hugelkultur and Sepp Holzer’s work
livestock / animals in the system

5.5 Built environment
A minimum of 3 of the following topics should be covered in detail and all of them mentioned:

6. Next Steps & Further Information
Introduction to the Permaculture Association (Britain) and why/how to become a member.
Diploma in Applied Permaculture Design
Establishing/linking with local groups
Further learning goals
Identifying allies
Setting up action learning guilds/peer support groups next steps in the permaculture pathway